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capon
(encz) | capon,kapoun Jiří Šmoldas |
Capon
(gcide) | Capon \Ca"pon\, v. t.
To castrate; to make a capon of.
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Capon
(gcide) | Capon \Ca"pon\ (k[=a]"p'n or k[=a]"p[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. capon,
chapoun, AS. cap[=u]n (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr.
ka`pwn akin to ko`ptein to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate.
Cf. Comma.]
A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded
to improve his flesh for the table. --Shak.
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The merry thought of a capon. --W. Irving.
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capon
(wn) | capon
n 1: flesh of a castrated male chicken
2: castrated male chicken |
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capon
(encz) | capon,kapoun Jiří Šmoldas |
caponise
(encz) | caponise, v: |
caponize
(encz) | caponize,kapounovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Caponet
(gcide) | Caponet \Ca"pon*et\, n.
A young capon. [R.] --Chapman.
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Caponiere
(gcide) | Caponiere \Cap`o*niere"\, n. [F. caponni[`e]re, fr. Sp.
caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place
of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon.] (Fort.)
A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the
enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
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Caponize
(gcide) | Caponize \Ca"pon*ize\, v. t.
To castrate, as a fowl.
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al capone
(wn) | Al Capone
n 1: United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during
prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
[syn: Capone, Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarface] |
alphonse capone
(wn) | Alphonse Capone
n 1: United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during
prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
[syn: Capone, Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarface] |
capon
(wn) | capon
n 1: flesh of a castrated male chicken
2: castrated male chicken |
capone
(wn) | Capone
n 1: United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during
prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
[syn: Capone, Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarface] |
caponise
(wn) | caponise
v 1: convert a cock into a capon [syn: caponize, caponise] |
caponize
(wn) | caponize
v 1: convert a cock into a capon [syn: caponize, caponise] |
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